Over the past century, Canadian agriculture has undergone three technology revolutions, and each has transformed farm and food production skills. In the early 1900s, a proliferation of seeds, fertilizers and machines began to allow subsistence farmers to specialize. By the middle of the 20th century, the spread of diesel- and gas-powered tractors changed things again, turning farmers into farm operators. In the 1970s and ’80s, the advent of software and advances in crop genetics changed the role once more, into that of business manager and entrepreneur. Today, a fourth revolution in agricultural technology is underway and it’s all about data. Farmer 4.0 will need to focus on strategy and systems, leaving past tasks to a new generation of smart machines. 

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